# Leonora (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/leonora/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˌli.əˈnɔɹə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,504 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 7,504 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 591, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Italian short form of Eleonora, cognate to Eleanor.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 5,144 |
| 2012 | 29 | 4,917 |
| 2013 | 27 | 5,083 |
| 2014 | 52 | 3,167 |
| 2015 | 47 | 3,417 |
| 2016 | 52 | 3,167 |
| 2017 | 46 | 3,422 |
| 2018 | 56 | 2,951 |
| 2019 | 63 | 2,719 |
| 2020 | 64 | 2,647 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,432 |
| 2022 | 73 | 2,482 |
| 2023 | 105 | 1,899 |
| 2024 | 92 | 2,090 |
| 2025 | 114 | 1,772 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 1,729 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,893 |
| 2013 | 16 | 1,774 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2,203 |
| 2015 | 22 | 1,452 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,571 |
| 2017 | 25 | 1,330 |
| 2018 | 29 | 1,170 |
| 2019 | 30 | 1,119 |
| 2020 | 35 | 969 |
| 2021 | 39 | 901 |
| 2022 | 50 | 729 |
| 2023 | 40 | 888 |
| 2024 | 46 | 811 |
| 2025 | 71 | 561 |

## People named Leonora

- Leonora Carrington, British-born Mexican artist, painter and novelist (1917–2011)
- Leonora, Danish singer and figure skater
- Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Danish countess
- Leonora Speyer, American poet (1872–1956)
- Leonora Duarte, Flemish composer and musician
- Leonora O'Reilly, American activist
- Leonora Bilger, American chemist who studied nitrogenous compounds
- Leonora Amar, Brazilian film actress
- Nora Swinburne, British actress (1902-2000)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.